Haiku Train

[Jester]

over the carpet
one minute, under the next -
back to Bush and Blair.

[barrie]

Back to Bush and Blair:
two very strange beasts which in
all tongues are called fools.

[Jester]

All tongues are called fools,
but they're slippery creatures -
lick the hand that feeds!

[barrie]

Lick the hand that feeds,
be grateful for charity -
Bow to your masters.

[Jester]

Bow to your masters.
Tie them in double knots and
throw them in the cut.

[barrie]

Throw them in the cut
and let the barges sort them,
or the mattress springs.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Or the mattress springs,
deserving to be sprung by
restless blanket hogs.

[barrie]

Restless blanket hogs
caused a real uproar after
changing to duvets.

[twoleftfeet]

Changing to duvets?
It must be Lord DuVet's girls
Polly and Esther

[barrie]

Polly and Esther
happen to be related
to Sam 'n' Ella.

[Bombadil]

To Sam n' Ella
a little raw chicken was
quite finger lickin'.

[Jester]

Quite finger lickin'
good for cows to chew thier cud
and bubble their brains

[barrie]

"...and bubble their brains,"
said the alien leader,
"they'll look tastier."

[Jester]

They'll look tastier
and they'll spread further on toast.
Less calories too.

[barrie]

Less calories too
if you just drink the water -
leave the fish to dry.

[Jester]

Leave the Fish to dry
out so he can write like a
misplaced child again.

[barrie]

Misplaced child again
lost in bureaucratic circles -
let's go round once more!

[juliadebeauvoir]

Let's go round once more!
the monkey chased the weasel,
children's silly games.

[barrie]

children's silly games
are always played by adults
who are serious.

[juliadebeauvoir]

Who are serious,
of "Who's Who" literati...
lucky geniuses.

[pseud]

lucky geniuses
fill out their applications
in the nick of time

[barrie]

In the nick of time
Batman always shows his mask,
but never his face.

[Jester]

But never his face
darkened the door again, squire -
He had brightened eyes.

[barrie]

He had brightened eyes
after he had removed them
and polished each one.

[Jester]

...and polished each one
'til he saw his blind face pale
in the gleaming beam.